GDT(3/3): Atlanta Braves @ Your Toronto Blue Jays - Miller vs. Norris - 1:07 PM ET

[Atothe]

Estrada getting some funky swings

[Daniel Labude]

My bet is they skip Norris' next start/give it to Estrada

[CJ-Freeway]

So what are the nationals gonna win, 115?

 

Probably over 90 and I think that the Marlins will lose 90+.. Mets will probably be a .500 team

[Maahfaace]

The way Norris performed in Spring and with the current options you would of left him in AAA? Have a hard time believing that..

 

Spring training is just that, spring training, I didnt say i would of left him off given the jays dire starting pitching, but that doesnt negate the fact that both these kids should be in the minors working on their game. It just illustrates how shiat the Jays pitching depth is

[burlingtonbandit]

Umps aren't fooled by pitch framing anymore.

[Dylan]

League leading 51st walk! go team!

[Maahfaace]

How are they awful? They have a good lineup with decent pitching. They play in a weak division, so I see them winning 85-90 this year.

 

Braves will be lucky to win 75 games this year, no chance they even sniff .500

[Atothe]

Probably over 90 and I think that the Marlins will lose 90+.. Mets will probably be a .500 team

 

but the Marlins have a better lineup. Stanton, Yellich, Morse and prado

[CJ-Freeway]

Their lineup is terrible. Freeman, Simmons and scrubs.

 

Markakis and Gomes are decent, not scrubs. But yeah the others seem like scrubs but they seem to be doing the trick so far

[gruber92]

10x? Gimme a break.

 

What's actually funny is how King, GD and yourself seem to know how a younger player is going to perform based on projections and milb numbers. You guys seem so confident also and always ridicule other posters if their opinions differ from your Godly projections.

 

Sanchez will outperform Norris and you'll have nothing to say.

[Angrioter]

Goins is a f***ing good defender.

[CJ-Freeway]

but the Marlins have a better lineup. Stanton, Yellich, Morse and prado

 

Yeah but their pitching seems weak and Fernandez won't be back until mid season and off Tommy John...

[Atothe]

There we go

[reedjohnsonfan]

Braves will be lucky to win 75 games this year, no chance they even sniff .500

 

They came into the season with a 73.5 O/U win total. I would say that's generous but they do have the Phillies in their division, so probably about right.

[Atothe]

Yeah but their pitching seems weak and Fernandez won't be back until mid season and off Tommy John...

 

Yeah but so does the braves, Tehran and then who?

[Statman]

Umps aren't fooled by pitch framing anymore.

 

Watch a Pirates game with Cervelli behind the plate.

 

Martin can't frame a boderline pitch for a strike right now if his life depended upon it. He didn't get a single call that last inning on the outside edge.

[reedjohnsonfan]

Yeah but so does the braves, Tehran and then who?

 

Wood and Miller are good pitchers... But I agree their lineup is ugly.

[jays4life19]

How are they awful? They have a good lineup with decent pitching. They play in a weak division, so I see them winning 85-90 this year.

 

Delete account and try again.

[TheHurl]

last time we saw this many DP's in a weekend, was that time we had a live feed on Ang's goat.

[HERPDERP]

drunk driving, Buck

[Atothe]

Wood and Miller are good pitchers... But I agree their lineup is ugly.

 

Look at miller's career peripherals, why do you think Cardinals traded a controllable young pitcher for one year of Heyward

[burlingtonbandit]

Watch a Pirates game with Cervelli behind the plate.

 

Martin can't frame a boderline pitch for a strike right now if his life depended upon it. He didn't get a single call that last inning on the outside edge.

 

Seems in general umps are calling a smaller strikezone and are aware of framing especially Martin. Even corner strikes are getting called balls.

[TheHurl]

Wood and Miller are good pitchers... But I agree their lineup is ugly.

 

but considering they don't have an analytics department, they will end up getting a shitload of defensive value out of this team.

[closetjaysfan]

Seems in general umps are calling a smaller strikezone and are aware of framing especially Martin. Even corner strikes are getting called balls.

 

If I knew a guy had gotten a huge contract in part because of his ability to fool umpires... I would be pretty unforgiving as an umpire.

[o2cui2i]

there is nothing like a well played baseball game and this is nothing like it.

[reedjohnsonfan]

Look at miller's career peripherals, why do you think Cardinals traded a controllable young pitcher for one year of Heyward

 

I've seen his peripherals. I still think he's a good pitcher, or at least has a ton of potential.

[Atothe]

There's a group of posters who feel that they have superior opinions, however facts are stubborn. Pitching is terrible the manager is bad the GM dreadful. The time is never ever in sync for one game. They pitch good the hitting will be bad , they hit good the pitching is bad. They hit and pitch good the bullpen is bad . They hit good , pitch good, bullpen is good, the defense is bad.

 

MJ!

[Maahfaace]

There's a group of posters who feel that they have superior opinions, however facts are stubborn. Pitching is terrible the manager is bad the GM dreadful. The time is never ever in sync for one game. They pitch good the hitting will be bad , they hit good the pitching is bad. They hit and pitch good the bullpen is bad . They hit good , pitch good, bullpen is good, the defense is bad.

 

did you even graduate from the special needs school?

[Statman]

Seems in general umps are calling a smaller strikezone and are aware of framing especially Martin. Even corner strikes are getting called balls.

 

Martin has just been bad, really bad that's all. Carruths data after the Dickey game has him as the worst framer in baseball (2nd worst to worst)...and his framing has been bad today as well so I'm sure he will stay there another day.

[Daniel Labude]

Jays should scrap Castro and Osuna in the bullpen...send them to AAA to get stretched out and give them a chance to start sometime in May or June...they don't have command issues (at least not yet) so they should be more effective then our starters now.